<p>Anyone experienced with the International Study Program? My ds is thinking about Fall 2009 in Valencia Spain.</p>
<p>Will he still be eligible to receive the benefit of Academic Bright Futures?</p>
<p>I will ask my friend whose daughter studied in London last year.
I assume she still has her FAS but I will check and let you know.
I also wonder if it has any impact on the University scholarship.</p>
<p>The best thing to do would be to call the FSU IP and ask. ([International</a> Programs | About US](<a href=“http://www.international.fsu.edu/About_Us/Contact_Us.aspx]International”>http://www.international.fsu.edu/About_Us/Contact_Us.aspx))</p>
<p>See: [International</a> Programs](<a href=“FSU International Programs 404”>http://www.international.fsu.edu/)</p>
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<p>[International</a> Programs | Students](<a href=“FSU International Programs 404”>http://www.international.fsu.edu/Students/Money_Matters.aspx)</p>
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<p>FSU’s International Programs have been around for decades - they were there and well-recognized in the 1970s when I was a student at Florida State.</p>
<p>My ds was able to travel to both London and Paris with his high school marching band. He enjoyed the architecture and culture of both cities. (Growing up in South Florida…we consider a building old if it was built prior to WWII. LOL I think when he was younger, this may have been what initially attacked him to FSU rather than UF or USF. He’s loved the “feel” of FSU for a long time.) </p>
<p>Being a parent, safety is my first concern. One of my other concerns is the cost. As cybermom mentioned, I wonder how IP effects his scholarships (both private and through FSU). </p>
<p>I spoke with him earlier today. We’re going to make a list of questions then speak with someone in IP.</p>
<p>My wife and I are both FSU graduates and we have two daughters - one is an FSU grad and the other is now a senior. FSU is as safe (or safer) as any other major university in Florida. You have to use your head (as a student), but the university has an excellent police department and security system. </p>
<p>We’ve had no issues over all those years of physical presence on and around the FSU campus.</p>
<p>I also attended FSU. My concern with safety isn’t with Tallahassee, it’s with the foreign cities where the International Programs are conducted. </p>
<p>Both my husband and I love the Tallahassee area are considering it when we sell our home. (We decided about 5 years ago to move to North Florida but waited for our son to graduate from high school.)</p>
<p>OK, I misunderstood your concern, sorry. </p>
<p>I’d like to move back to Tallahassee-NFL (we currently live in Sarasota county), but Sarasota has a lot to offer…it’s not an easy decision. We’ll see as time passes how our perceptions and priorities change, with possible grand kids and so on down the road.</p>